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Rotating partner

Rotating partner, 8 players (1 pool, gold + bronze)

8 players · 2 courts · plays in stages

How it runs

Rotating-partner round robin: you get a new partner every round and score for yourself, not your pair. One reviewed pool of 8 plays four rounds on 2 courts, with nobody sitting out. Everyone plays four round-robin games to 11, win by 2, with four different partners. Gold: 1st + 4th against 2nd + 3rd. Bronze: 5th + 8th against 6th + 7th, so everyone plays a medal game. Both medal games are to 15, win by 2. Standings are ranked by wins, then head-to-head wins among the tied players, then point differential, then point differential in games between the tied players, then point differential against the players just above, then points scored.

Shown with games to 11.

8 players has an exact schedule: everyone plays, no alternates.

Use this format

Free to organize, 0% on entry fees. You will sign in first if you aren't already.

Sample schedule

Players are numbered here. On the night, the app fills in your roster.

One reviewed pool of 8

Organizer confirms every seat before Start. 4 round slots on 2 courts; four games per player with four different partners. Nobody rests. Games to 11, win by 2. Rank individuals across the pool.

  • Round 1

    • Court 1: Player 1 + Player 5 vs Player 7 + Player 8
    • Court 2: Player 2 + Player 3 vs Player 6 + Player 4
Show all 4 rounds

  • Round 2

    • Court 1: Player 4 + Player 7 vs Player 6 + Player 8
    • Court 2: Player 1 + Player 2 vs Player 3 + Player 5

  • Round 3

    • Court 1: Player 3 + Player 4 vs Player 5 + Player 7
    • Court 2: Player 2 + Player 6 vs Player 1 + Player 8

  • Round 4

    • Court 1: Player 1 + Player 6 vs Player 4 + Player 5
    • Court 2: Player 3 + Player 7 vs Player 2 + Player 8

Review gold and bronze teams

All eight qualify. Review the default teams, make any deliberate swaps, then finalize the medal games. If fewer than eight players remain, only the gold game is played.

  • Gold · Court 1: 1st + 4th vs 2nd + 3rd
  • Bronze · Court 2: 5th + 8th vs 6th + 7th

Each medal match is a single game to 15, win by 2.

Also for 8 players